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Monday, July 18, 2016

The Relics of Saint Marina (photos)

Saint Marina is one of the most beloved saints not only in the East but also in the West, where she is called Margaret. Below is a list of some of the relics of Saint Marina in Greece and elsewhere with photos.

It should be noted that some relics may be listed a number of times, for example Saint Marina's right hand. It may appear that there are multiple right hands listed, but in reality most of these are only portions of the right hand and arm that have been distributed to various places. Of course, we should not neglect the fact that in the Medieval West, relics were given false names of popular saints, and even in the East sometimes a lesser known saint relic was ascribed to a more popular one. The reason for this is because the right hand of Saint Marina was used to strike the devil with a hammer.

The Right Hand of Saint Marina

1. Portion of the Right Hand at Vatopaidi Monastery, Mount Athos.

2. Portion of the Right Hand at Xenophontos Monastery, Mount Athos.

3. Portion of the Right Hand at Docheiariou Monastery, Mount Athos.

4. Portion of the Right Hand at the Church of Saint Marina, Thessaloniki.

5. Portion of the Right Hand at Panachrantos Monastery, Andros.

6. Portion of the Right Hand at the Church of Saints Marina and Anthony, Serres. Notice the relic is incorrupt. The reliquary dates to 1787.

7. Portion of the Right Hand at the Church of Saint Marina, Kasos.

8. Portion of the Right Finger at the Church of Saint Marina, Mastro of Alexandroupolis. It was given as a gift from Romania.

9. Portion of the Right Hand at the Church of Saint Marina, Philippoupolis of Bulgaria.

10. Portion of the Right Hand at the Monastery of the Holy Napa, Cyprus.

The Left Hand of Saint Marina

11. Portion of the Left Hand at Iveron Monastery, Mount Athos.

The Skull of Saint Marina

12. Portion of the Skull at the Monastery of Saint George, Ilion of Evia.

Other Portions of the Relics of Saint Marina

13. Portion of a Relic at the Cathedral of Saint Achileas, Larissa.

14. Portion of a Relic in an Icon from the House of Papoulakos that came from Mount Athos.

15. Portion of a Relic at Iveron Monastery, Mount Athos.

16. Portion of a Relic at the Church of Saint Marina, Didymoteichiou.

17. Portion of a Relic at the Church of Saint Marina, Aphisos.

18. Portion of a Relic at the Church of Saint Marina, Patras. Gifted to the church by Metropolitan Seraphim of Kastoria.

19. Portion of a Relic at the Church of Saint Marina, Imerou.

20. Portion of a Relic in a Cross at the Church of Saints Paul and Alypios, Attaleia in Turkey.

21. Portions of Relics at the Church of Saint Savvas, Iasi of Romania (on the right of first photo next to Saint Tryphon on the left).

22. Portion of a Relic at the Monastery of Panagia Amiros, Cyprus. This relic came from Andros.

23. Portion of Relic at the Center of Hagiographic Studies "Saint Symeon the Metaphrastes".

24. Portion of a Relic at the Church of Saint Marina, Etterbeek of Brussels.

25. Portion of a Relic at the Church of Saint Marina, Ekali.

26. Portion of a Relic at the Church of Saint Marina, a dependency of Penteli Monastery, Aigaleo.

27. Portion of a Relic at the Chapel of Saint Marina, Retsina of Messolonghi.

28. Portion of a Relic in a wooden antimension at Kykkos Monastery, Cyprus.